Young Giraffe Sets Sail at Auckland, Bound for Australia

A young male giraffe named Mtundu has set sail from Auckland Zoo to Sydney, where he will then be transported to a new home on the New South Wales south coast.

The 15-month-old is now at an age where he should no longer be living with his parents, according to a statement from Auckland Zoo.

Mtundu will sail for three to four days aboard the 42,000 tonne container ship Hammonia Galicia to Sydney before being taken to a new habitat at Mogo Zoo. Credit: Auckland Zoo via Storyful